The Cereal Aisle by Leandra Medine Cohen

The Cereal Aisle by Leandra Medine Cohen

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The Cereal Aisle by Leandra Medine Cohen
The Cereal Aisle by Leandra Medine Cohen
Tiny thought: Dead truths

Tiny thought: Dead truths

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Leandra Medine Cohen
Jan 08, 2022
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Tiny thought: Dead truths
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I define a dead truth as something you used to believe but no longer do. Some of these truths are banal (e.g. knee high boots suck) and thus slip away seamlessly, vanishing into a graveyard of feelings or ideas overturned. But some of them are much more systemic. Some of these beliefs are so tied to one’s sense of self that they have organized elements …

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